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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Napper on September 05, 2013, 06:05:44 PM

Title: Downsview, today
Post by: Napper on September 05, 2013, 06:05:44 PM

I spotted a Northern harrier this morning 9:30
at Downsview airfield, Just East of the tracks and little Pond.
It was skimming low over the grass near the Soccer park.

Funny, I reported a Northern Harrier Monday North of hwy 89 near hwy 124


Napper;)

Title: Re: Downsview, today
Post by: Flyingbass on September 07, 2013, 01:21:07 AM

I saw 17 killdeer fly over head through Downsview today.  I have never seen that many before, all in the air too!

Title: Hummingbird, Downsview, today
Post by: Napper on September 11, 2013, 06:47:44 PM

Hey

I spotted a Hummingbird today around 3:15 while I was leaving work.
It was heading for Downsview park, flying over top of me and one
of our (low ceiling ) assembly buildings adjacent the tracks.

Napper  :)

Title: Re: Downsview, today
Post by: Flyingbass on September 17, 2013, 10:55:53 PM

I have never seen a hummingbird in Downsview Park, it is great that you saw one!  You should upload it to ebird.org.  Downsview Park has a hotspot so all of the sightings in the Park can be reported to one spot.  Apparently there have been 85 species reported in Downsview in a year and a half.  This would be 86!  

http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspots (http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspots)

Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: Downsview, today
Post by: IronMike on September 18, 2013, 12:13:06 PM

I saw a hummingbird there on saturday (14th) morning/early afternoon. It was buzzing around some of the flowers in the garden on the north side of the Big Pond.
I didn't get a picture of it though...

Mike